Casino card game

ABSTRACT

A casino card game that can be played by any amount of players, and one bank, with the only skill required being the knowledge of addition and recognition of a standard deck of playing cards. The game is substantially similar to “Pan 9,” with the object being to obtain a three-card hand with a sum total of nine or the closest thereto, and the players win if they beat the bank&#39;s hand. The game differs from “Pan 9” in that when the initial cards are dealt, four cards are dealt to each player and four cards are dealt to the bank, and no further cards may be dealt. Each player then must choose three of his four cards to create a sum total closest to nine. The remaining fourth card becomes the “kicker.” If a player&#39;s hand has a sum total greater than the bank&#39;s hand, the player wins. The kicker is not counted in the hand, and the kicker is used as a tie-breaking card, in the event of a player&#39;s hand being equal in value to the bank&#39;s hand. In the event that the bank&#39;s hand and a player&#39;s hand are equal, the greater valued kicker card wins.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

The rise in popularity of card games similar to “Pan 9,” “Blackjack,”and “Baccarat,” is noticeable within gambling establishments andcasinos. And though there are a handful of card games available atcasinos, most of these card games have been in existence for severaldecades, with little or no change to their rules or play. Pan 9specifically is a common game which due to its rules, often has ties forthe players and dealer. This leads to less winning and less enjoyment.It would be nice to have a new variation of these games that providesquicker play, more winners, less ties, more opportunity for interactivecard play, and simple rules that are easy to follow which create anoutcome based more on chance rather than skill. Such a game would bebeneficial to both gambling establishments and players alike.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The invention relates to a casino card game which is played using one ormore decks comprising a plurality of valued cards.

The casino card game is played using one or more decks of cards. A deckcomprises a plurality of cards, each having value. The values of zero,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, or a variable value may be assigned tovarious cards. The plurality of valued cards in a single deck maycomprise: four cards, each having a value of 1 or 14; four cards, eachhaving a value of 2; four cards, each having a value of 3; four cards,each having a value of 4; four cards, each having a value of 5; fourcards each having a value of 6; four cards, each having a value of zeroor 11; four cards, each having a value of zero or 12; and four cards,each having a value of zero or 13. Thus, a deck may comprise 36 cards.Additionally, cards having variable value may be included in a deck. Oneor more standard decks of 52 playing cards may be used for game playafter removing 16 cards from the deck and assigning the aforementionednumerical values to the remaining 36 cards. Additionally, cards havingvariable value may be included in a deck. One or more standard decks of52 playing cards may be used to play the game, such that each standarddeck comprises 36 cards with numbered indicia, each represented byeither the number “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, “7”, “8”, “9” or “10”, fourcards with “ace” indicia, each represented with the letter “A”, fourcards with “jack” indicia, each represented with the letter “J”, fourcards with “queen” indicia, each represented with the letter “Q”, andfour cards with “king” indicia, each represented with the letter “K”. Asan example, given a standard deck of 52 cards, the cards within the deckhaving numbered indicia “7”, “8”, “9”, “10” may be removed. The valuesof 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 may be assigned to corresponding cards having numberedindicia “2”, “3”, “44”, “5”, “6” respectively, a value of 1 or 14 may beassigned to each card having the indicia “A”, a value of zero or 11 maybe assigned to each card having indicia “J”, a value of zero or 12 maybe assigned to each card having indicia “Q”, and a value of zero or 13may be assigned to each card having indicia “K”. Each card value isdetermined by where the card is used during game play. During game play,each player receives four cards, and from the four cards, each playerdesignates a three-card set, and removes the card not used in thethree-card set. Within a three-card set, each card may only have a valueof 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 as determined by pre-assigned values asoutlined above. When valued as a fourth card from the hand (not used inthe three-card set from the hand), a card may only have a value of 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, or 14 as determined by pre-assigned values asoutlined above. Additionally, one or more “joker” cards may accompany astandard deck of playing cards, and the “joker” may be used as a cardhaving variable value in the game set forth.

One or more decks of cards may be used such that it is possible thatfour cards may be dealt to each person or entity playing the game, suchthat each person or entity playing has four cards upon completion ofdealing. As there are various methods of wagering in casinos and othergambling establishments, persons or entities wagering on the game in anymanner may or may not participate in actual game play. Each four cardhand is utilized in the following fashion: three of the four cards arecombined into a three-card set having a value equal to the sum of thethree card values comprising the set; the card from the four card handnot used in the three-card set is valued as a single card. The object ofthe game set forth is to obtain, from a four card hand, a three-card setwith a value of 9 or closest thereto, and the highest valued remainingcard not used in the three-card set. The highest value as outlinedabove, for a remaining card, is 14. The value of the remaining card isonly taken into consideration after obtaining the highest possible valueof the three-card set, as the remaining card is used as a tie-breaker.

First, the set of cards comprising one or more decks is shuffled. Fourcards are dealt to each player, and one player is designated as the“bank.” Each player must select a set of three cards from the four cardsin his respective hand to create a sum total of nine or closest thereto,removing from the four card hand the card not used in the selected setof three cards, and the bank must select a set of three cards from thefour cards in its hand to create a sum total of nine or closest thereto,removing from the four card hand the card not used in the selected setof three cards. During play, various card values are added together.Within a three-card set, any two-digit value is equal to the value ofthe second digit. As an example, with a three-card set, a value of 18equals 8, a value of 12 equals 2, a value of 20 equals zero, and a valueof 17 equals 7. Once each game participant has selected a set of threecards from his hand of four cards, and one card to remove from his handof four cards, each player's sum total value of his three-card set iscompared to the bank's sum total value of its three-card set. The bankmay be a person, persons, entity, or entities. If a player's three-cardset is greater in value than the bank's three-card set, the player wins.Likewise, if a player's three-card set is lesser in value than thebank's three-card set, the player loses; in the event that the bank'sthree-card set and the player's three-card set are equal, the player'sremoved card value and the bank's removed card value are compared, andif the player has a greater removed card value than the bank's removedcard value, the player wins, if the player has a lesser removed cardvalue than the bank's removed card value, the player loses, and if theplayer has an equal removed card value as the bank's removed card value,the bank wins. For example, if the player has the same three-card setvalue as the bank's three-card set value, and the player has a removedcard value equal to the bank's removed card value, it may be deemed thatthe player loses to the bank. As an example of game play, there mayexist three players and a bank. Cards are dealt from a shuffled set ofcards comprising one or more decks of cards. Cards are dealt in such amanner that a total of four cards are dealt to “Player-1,” a total offour cards are dealt to “Player-2,” a total of four cards are dealt to“Player-3,” and a total of four cards are dealt to the “Bank.” As anexample, Player-1 receives four cards with the indicia J, A, 3, and 5respectively, Player-2 receives four cards with the indicia K, 4, K, and2 respectively, Player-3 receives four cards with the indicia 4, 4, Q,and J respectively, and the Bank receives four cards with the indicia 4,A, 3, and 6 respectively. Player-1 may select his cards having values 1,3, and 5 to obtain a three-card set having sum total value of 9;1+3+5=9. This leaves a removed card of value 11 for Player-1. Player-2may select his cards having values zero, 2, and 4 to obtain a three-cardset having sum total value of 6; 0+2+4=6. This leaves a removed card ofvalue 13 for Player-2. Player-3 may select his cards having values zero,4, and 4 to obtain a three-card sum total value of 8; 0+4+4=8. Thisleaves a removed card of value 12 for Player-3. The Bank may select hiscards having values 1, 3, and 4 to obtain a three-card sum total valueof 8; 1+3+4=8. This leaves a removed card of value 6 for the Bank.

After each player has selected his three-card set from his four cardhand, each player must place his cards on the chosen playing surface,such that each player's three-card set is clearly designated and thecard removed from the four card hand not included in the three-card setis clearly designated as well. The bank reveals its choice of athree-card set from its four-card hand and reveals its removed card aswell. Each player's hand is compared to the bank's hand. In the aboveexample, Player-1 beats the bank because Player-1 has a three-card sethaving a value of 9, and the Bank has a three-card set having a value of8; three-card set value 9>three-card set value 8. The Bank beatsPlayer-2 because Player-2 has a three-card set having a value of 6, andthe bank has a three-card set having a value of 8; three-card set value8>three-card set value 6. Player-3 beats the Bank because Player-3 has athree-card set having a value of 8 along with a removed card having avalue of 12, and the Bank has a three-card set having a value of 8 alongwith a removed card having a value of 6; three-card set value8=three-card set value 8, removed card value 12>removed card value 6. Ifa player has three-card set and removed card that are equal in value tothe bank's three-card set and removed card respectively, the bank wins.

In one embodiment, one or more variable value cards may be used duringplay. A variable value card has a value determined by how it is played.Before cards are dealt, the variable value card or cards become part ofa card deck; thus a deck would have more than 36 cards total. Duringplay, a variable value card dealt to any hand may be used to obtain athree-card set having a value of 9 regardless of the two other cardvalues in the three-card set. As an example, if a three-card setcomprises a card having a value of 4, a card having a value of 3, and avariable value card, the three-card set is valued at 9, and the variablevalue card has a value of 2 for this particular three-card set; 4+3+2=9.A variable value card may be used as a removed card. As a removed cardfrom a four-card hand, a variable value card is equal to the highestcard value as set forth above. As an example, if the highest possiblevalue in a deck is a value of 14, a removed variable value card is has avalue of 14.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The invention will be more fully described in the following detaileddescription in conjunction with the drawings in which:

FIG. 1 sets forth the components of the deck of cards of the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is an illustration showing cards of the present invention;

FIG. 3 represents a first hand of the casino card game of the presentinvention;

FIG. 4 represents a second hand of the casino card game of the presentinvention;

FIG. 5 represents a third hand of the casino card game of the presentinvention;

FIG. 6 represents a fourth hand of the casino card game of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The casino card game is played using one or more decks of cards as shownin FIG. 1. A deck comprises a plurality of cards, each having value. Thevalues of zero, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, or a variable valuemay be assigned to various cards 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24. Theplurality of valued cards in a single deck may comprise: four cards,each having a value of 1 or 14 12; four cards, each having a value of 214; four cards, each having a value of 3 16; four cards, each having avalue of 4 18; four cards, each having a value of 5 20; four cards eachhaving a value of 6 22; four cards, each having a value of zero or 1110; four cards, each having a value of zero or 12 10; and four cards,each having a value of zero or 13 10. Thus, one deck may comprise 36cards. Additionally, cards having variable value 24 may be included in adeck. One or more standard decks of 52 playing cards may be used forgame play after removing 16 cards from the deck and assigning theaforementioned numerical values to the remaining 36 cards. Additionally,cards having variable value 24 may be included in a deck. One or morestandard decks of 52 playing cards may be used to play the game, suchthat such decks meet requirements as outlined below. A portion of astandard deck of 52 playing cards is represented in FIG. 2. A standarddeck of 52 playing cards comprises thirty-six cards with numberedindicia, each represented by either the number “2” 32, “3” 34, “4” 36,“5” 38, “6” 40, “7”, “8”, “9” or “10”, four cards with “ace” 30 indicia,each represented with the letter “A” 30, four cards with “jack” 42indicia, each represented with the letter “J” 42, four cards with“queen” 44 indicia, each represented with the letter “Q” 44, and fourcards with “king” 46 indicia, each represented with the letter “K” 46.As an example, given a standard deck of 52 cards, the cards within thedeck having numbered indicia “7”, “8”, “9”, “10” may be removed. Thevalues of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 may be assigned to corresponding cards havingnumbered indicia “2” 32, “3” 34, “4” 36, “5” 38, “6” 40 respectively, avalue of 1 or 14 may be assigned to each card having the indicia “A” 30,a value of zero or 11 may be assigned to each card having indicia “J”42, a value of zero or 12 may be assigned to each card having indicia“Q” 44, and a value of zero or 13 may be assigned to each card havingindicia “K” 46. Each card value is determined by where the card is usedduring game play. During game play, each player receives four cards, andfrom the four cards, each player designates a three-card set, andremoves the card not used in the three-card set. Within a three-cardset, each card may only have a value of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 asdetermined by pre-assigned values as outlined above. When valued as afourth card from the hand (not used in the three-card set from thehand), a card may only have a value of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, or 14as determined by pre-assigned values as outlined above. Additionally,one or more “joker” 48 cards may accompany a standard deck of 52 playingcards as additional cards, and the “joker” 48 may be used as a cardhaving variable value in the game set forth. Further explanation of howa “joker” card may be utilized shall be disclosed below.

One or more decks of cards may be used such that it is possible thatfour cards may be dealt to each person or entity playing the game, suchthat each person or entity playing has four cards upon completion ofdealing. As there are various methods of wagering in casinos and othergambling establishments, persons or entities wagering on the game in anymanner may or may not participate in actual game play. Each four cardhand is utilized in the following fashion: three of the four cards arecombined into a three-card set having a value equal to the sum of thevalues of the three cards comprising the set; the card from the fourcard hand not used in the three-card set is valued as a single card. Theobject of the game set forth is to obtain, from a four card hand, athree-card set with a value of 9 or closest thereto, and the highestvalued remaining card not used in the three-card set. The highest valueas outlined above, for a remaining card, is 14. The value of theremaining card is only taken into consideration after obtaining thehighest possible value of the three-card set, as the remaining card isused as a tie-breaker.

First, the set of cards comprising one or more decks is shuffled. Fourcards are dealt to each player, and one player is designated as the“bank.” FIG. 3 represents a possible hand dealt to a player. FIG. 4represents another possible hand dealt to another player. FIG. 5represents another possible hand dealt to another player. FIG. 6represents another possible hand dealt to a player designated as thebank. Each player must select a set of three cards from the four cardsin his respective hand to create a sum total of nine or closest thereto,removing from the four card hand the card not used in the selected setof three cards, and the bank must select a set of three cards from thefour cards in its hand to create a sum total of nine or closest thereto,removing from the four card hand the card not used in the selected setof three cards. During play, various card values are added together.Within a three-card set, any two-digit value is equal to the value ofthe second digit. As an example, with a three-card set, a value of 18equals 8, a value of 12 equals 2, a value of 20 equals zero, and a valueof 17 equals 7. Once each game participant has selected a set of threecards from his hand of four cards, and one card to remove from his handof four cards, each player's sum total value of his three-card set iscompared to the bank's sum total value of its three-card set. The bankmay be a person, persons, entity, or entities. If a player's three-cardset is greater in value than the bank's three-card set, the player wins.Likewise, if a player's three-card set is lesser in value than thebank's three-card set, the player loses; in the event that the bank'sthree-card set and the player's three-card set are equal, the player'sremoved card value and the bank's removed card value are compared, andif the player has a greater removed card value than the bank's removedcard value, the player wins, if the player has a lesser removed cardvalue than the bank's removed card value, the player loses, and if theplayer has an equal removed card value as the bank's removed card value,the bank wins. For example, if the player has the same three-card setvalue as the bank's three-card set value, and the player has a removedcard value equal to the bank's removed card value, it may be deemed thatthe player loses to the bank. As an example of game play, there mayexist three players and a bank. Cards are dealt from a shuffled set ofcards comprising one or more decks of cards. Cards are dealt in such amanner that a total of four cards 50, 52, 54, 56, are dealt to“Player-1,” a total of four cards 60, 62, 64, 66, are dealt to“Player-2,” a total of four cards 70, 72, 74, 76 are dealt to“Player-3,” and a total of four cards 80, 82, 84, 86, are dealt to the“Bank.” As an example, Player-1 receives four cards with the indicia J50, A 52, 3 54, and 5 56 respectively, Player-2 receives four cards withthe indicia K 60, 4 62, K 64, and 2 66 respectively, Player-3 receivesfour cards with the indicia 4 70, 4 72, O 74, and J 76 respectively, andthe Bank receives four cards with the indicia 4 80, A 82, 3 84, and 6 86respectively. Player-1 may select his cards having values 1 52, 3 54,and 5 56 to obtain a three-card set having sum total value of 9;1+3+5=9. This leaves a removed card of value 11 50 for Player-1.Player-2 may select his cards having values zero 60, 2 66, and 4 62 toobtain a three-card set having sum total value of 6; 0+2+4=6. Thisleaves a removed card of value 13 64 for Player-2. Player-3 may selecthis cards having values zero 76, 4 70, and 4 72 to obtain a three-cardsum total value of 8; 0+4+4=8. This leaves a removed card of value 12 74for Player-3. The Bank may select his cards having values 1 82, 3 84,and 4 80 to obtain a three-card sum total value of 8; 1+3+4=8. Thisleaves a removed card of value 6 86 for the Bank.

After each player has selected his three-card set from his four cardhand, each player must place his cards on the chosen playing surface,such that each player's three-card set is clearly designated and thecard removed from the four card hand not included in the three-card setis clearly designated as well. The bank reveals its choice of athree-card set from its four-card hand and reveals its removed card aswell. Each player's hand is compared to the bank's hand. In the aboveexample, Player-1 beats the bank because Player-1 has a three-card setwith a value of 9, and the Bank has a three-card set with a value of 8;three-card set value 9>three-card set value 8. The Bank beats Player-2because Player-2 has a three-card set with a value of 6, and the bankhas a three-card set with a value of 8; three-card set value8>three-card set value 6. Player-3 beats the Bank because Player-3 has athree-card set with a value of 8 along with a removed card with a valueof 12, and the Bank has a three-card set with a value of 8 along with aremoved card with a value of 6; three-card set value 8=three-card setvalue 8, removed card value 12>removed card value 6. In anotherscenario, If a player has three-card set and removed card that are equalin value to the bank's three-card set and removed card respectively, thebank wins.

In one embodiment, one or more variable value cards 48 may be usedduring play. A variable value card has a value determined by how it isplayed. Before cards are dealt, the variable value card or cards becomepart of a card deck; thus a deck would have more than 36 cards total.During play, a variable value card dealt to any hand may be used toobtain a three-card set having a value of 9 regardless of the two othercard values in the three-card set. As an example, if a three-card setcomprises a card having a value of 4, a card having a value of 3, and avariable value card, the three-card set is valued at 9, and the variablevalue card has a value of 2 for this particular three-card set; 4+3+2=9.A variable value card may be used as a removed card. As a removed cardfrom a four-card hand, a variable value card is equal to the highestcard value as set forth above. As an example, if the highest possiblevalue in a deck is a value of 14, a removed variable value card is has avalue of 14.

It is inferred that other embodiments may exist which relate to thepresent invention. One such embodiment may be an internet version ofthis casino card game, which may be played using graphical images torepresent cards, where players play against a computerized bank,represented by an entity or person or persons, through a computernetwork or such devices used to digitally link people or entities toplay such a game.

1. A casino card game comprising: at least one deck of cards; said deckof cards comprising a plurality of value cards, a hand of cards randomlydealt from said deck or decks to at least 2 players; said hand having;(a) four cards, and (b) value; said hand comprising four cards havingvalue determined by: (a) selecting three cards from said hand todesignate as a three-card set, (b) summing the value of said cards inthree-card set to determine value of said set (c) removing the card notselected to be in said set (d) valuing said removed card separately fromsaid set
 2. The casino card game of claim 1 wherein a value of 10 isequal to a value of zero when valued within a three-card set selectedfrom said hand of claim
 1. 3. The casino card game of claim 2 wherein atwo-digit value is equal to the value of the second digit when valuedwithin a three-card set selected from said hand of claim
 1. 4. Thecasino card game of claim 1 wherein each card may have various valuesdetermined by how each card is played within said hand.